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Armed conflicts and attacks
Puntland authorities ban illegal foreign entries and direct telecom firms to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented individuals and Islamic State operatives, aiming to disrupt the group's financial networks amidst ongoing anti-IS offensives by Puntland forces. (VOA) (Garowe) (IOM)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Puntland's highest military court sentences two influencers to prison terms in absentia for promoting Islamic State propaganda and spreading disinformation intended at discrediting Puntland forces' ongoing operations. (Hiiraan Online) (Idil News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
M23 rebels take full control of Goma International Airport, according to senior diplomatic and Congolese security officials. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi "will have to accept talks with M23 to end the situation once and for all". (The Hill)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two Pakistan Army soldiers and five insurgents are killed in a shootout in Killa Abdullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
A United States Air Force F-35 pilot ejects during a crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The aircraft is destroyed. (CBS News)
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Law and crime
Following the heist of multiple Dacian artifacts last Saturday at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, Romanian Minister of Culture Lucian Romașcanu fires the director of the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest. (NOS)
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Law and crime
The Senate of Pakistan passes a bill to criminalize the spread of disinformation in Pakistan, with the possibility of up to 3 years imprisonment and fines of up to Rs. 2 million (US$7,121). (DW)
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Law and crime
Three people, including the perpetrator, are killed and two police officers are injured in a mass shooting at a Martin's Supermarket in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. (AP News)
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Politics and elections
Serbian prime minister Miloš Vučević resigns following protests prompted by the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse. (BBC)
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Politics and elections
United States federal judge Loren AliKhan temporarily blocks President Donald Trump's executive order to pause funding for federal assistance in the country. (DW) (AP)
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Science and technology
Boom Technology's XB-1 trijet supersonic demonstrator becomes the first privately-funded jet-powered plane to break the sound barrier at Mojave Air and Space Port. (Reuters)
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Science and technology
Google confirms that it will rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users in line with the official position of the Trump administration. (The Guardian)